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Last updated: 29th November, 2011
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1892 ARMS, SG 1-13
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| SG 1 | 1d (intense) black | 7.00 | * | * |
| Unlisted | 1d grey-black | 7.00 | 1.50 | * |
| SG 2 | 6d ultramarine | 40.00 | 20.00 | * |
| SG 3 | 6d deep blue | 22.00 | 2.50 | * |
| SG 4 | 1/- grey-brown | 34.00 | * | 7.00 |
| SG 5 | 2/- vermilion | 40.00 | 20.00 | * |
| SG 6 | 2/6 grey-purple | 28.00 | * | * |
| SG 7 | 2/6 lilac | 42.00 | * | * |
| SG 8 | 5/- orange-yellow | 50.00 | 40.00 | * |
| SG 9 | 10/- deep green | 75.00 | 65.00 | 75.00 |
| SG 10 | £1 deep blue | * | 100.00 | 85.00 |
| SG 11 | £2 rose-red | * | * | 120.00 |
| SG 12 | £5 sage-green | * | * | * |
| SG 13 | £10 brown | * | 275.00 | * |
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STAMPS
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| RA2431 |
Proof from the completed plate. 6d duty in reddish brown on thick white card, imperforate, a top marginal block of four. Very fine and rare in a multiple, apparently only one sheet of 60 printed. |
£800 |
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| RA5028 |
£5, printer’s sample in deep blue, imperforate on ungummed wove paper. Superb and fresh, very scarce. SG 12 printer’s sample. |
£850 |
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| AR148 |
1892 £1 deep blue with ‘(Spec)imen’ applied vertically by manuscript in red ink. The reverse clearly showing the papermakers watermark. A few nibbled perforations at base, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. Very rare. SG 10 specimen
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£375 |
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| AR149 |
1892 £2 rose-red, a lower marginal example with ‘(Spec)imen’ applied horizontally by manuscript in red ink. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Very rare. Exceptional. SG 11 specimen
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£650 |
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| RA2434 |
1d, top left corner pair with dramatic shift of perforations up, the ‘ONE PENNY’ panel now not present. Pen cancelled, striking and RARE. SG 1 var. |
£250 |
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| B08 |
2/6 grey-purple shade, top right corner block of four. Stamps superb unmounted, hinged on margin. SG 6 |
£120 |
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| RA8137 |
1892 £1 Arms, plate proof in issued colour, imperforate
on gummed thick paper. Very fine and most attractive.
SG 10 plate proof
Note: it would appear that this proof impression is the
same as those used for the Presentation Cards, possibly
not applied thus remaining with gum.
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£250 |
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| RA4273 |
£1 deep blue, an exceptionally fine used example, scarce as such. SG 10 |
£100 |
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| RA5430 |
£1 deep blue, horizontal pair each cancelled with BLUE negative strike, this apparently ‘INYATI / MASHONALAND’, endorsed on reverse as such but difficult to detact. Odd perf. fault although a most attractive pair. RARE. SG 10 |
£200 |
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| RA8138 |
1892 £2 Arms, plate proof in issued colour, imperforate
on gummed thick paper. Very fine and most attractive.
SG 11 plate proof
Note: it would appear that this proof impression is the
same as those used for the Presentation Cards, possibly
not applied thus remaining with gum.
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£250 |
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| RA4275 |
£2 rose-red, very fine CTO. Clear P.F.S.A. certificate (1989). SG 11 |
£120 |
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| RA4768 |
£10 brown, fine used with large part of neat ‘325’ barred oval numeral cancel. It is apparently unknown where this numeral was allocated. SG 13 |
£275 |
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| B13 |
£10 brown, an exceptional copy with full gum and lovely deep colour, endorsed ‘R’ in red ink (?). SG 13 |
£100 |
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| RA6633 |
2/- and 2/6 Arms, crude FORGERIES in close to issued colours, on thick paper, without gum. Unusual. SG 5, 6 forgeries |
£40 |
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FISCALLY USED
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| B14 |
1d, 1/-, 2/- and 10/-, each on piece fiscally or pen (10/-) cancelled. SG 1, 4, 5, 9 |
£20 |
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| B16 |
£1, pen cancelled and with light ‘UMTALI / MASHONALAND’ datestamp, date unclear. Strong colour and unusual. SG 10 |
£30 |
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| B17 |
£1, on piece pen cancelled in red and violet oval cancel, fresh and lovely colour. SG 10 |
£15 |
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| RA500 |
£1, right marginal block of nine pen cancelled date and initials. Minor creasing otherwise a fresh and most attractive piece. Scarce. SG 10 |
£90 |
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| RA1714 |
£2, pair on piece date perfined ‘23 / 2 / 03’, pen cancelled and with violet tc oval ‘SURVEYOR GENERAL’S OFFICE / SALISBURY’ cancel. Most attractive. SG 11 |
£35 |
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| B18 |
£5, on piece perfined and violet oval ‘MINES OFFICE / GWELO’ cancel. Lovely colour. SG 12 |
£40 |
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| B19 |
£5 and £10 Arms, both perfined 'USED' and cancelled with similar oval 'MINES (OFFICE)' cancel. SG 12-13 |
£60 |
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| B20 |
£5 and £10, both on piece with crisp black oval ‘MINES DEPARTMENT / 3 SEP. 98 / GWELO’ cancel. Lovely. SG 12-13 |
£60 |
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| B21 |
£10, violet oval cancel, not perfined. Attractive. SG 13 |
£35 |
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| B22 |
£10, on piece perfined and violet oval cancel, lovely colour. SG 13 |
£25 |
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| B23 |
£10, strip of three perfined and violet oval cancels. Attractive. SG 13 |
£65 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| RA660 |
1894 17th August, wrapper used to South Africa bearing 1892 1d black (SG 1) tied by 'GUBULAWAYO (AU 17)' datestamp. The year 1894 is typically shown as ‘9-’. Clean and attractive, a very scarce example of this rate. |
£550 |
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| B25 |
1895 13th September, cover bearing 6d Arms (SG 2) cancelled sc ‘KOPJE / SALISBURY’ cds to Scotland, arrival backstamp on reverse dated October 15th 1895. A neat cover illustrating the 6d rate to the UK in use until 31. 3. 1900. |
£120 |
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1892 PROVISIONAL SURCHARGES, SG 14-17
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| SG 14 | ½d on 6d ultramarine | 110.00 | * |
| SG 15 | 2d on 6d ultramarine | 130.00 | * |
| SG 16 | 4d on 6d ultramarine | 160.00 | * |
| SG 17 | 8d on 1/- grey-brown | 160.00 | 480.00 |
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STAMPS
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| RA2437 |
8d on 1/-, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel B1). Minor faults but above average for these. Rare. SG 17 specimen |
£280 |
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| RA5811 |
½d on 6d to 8d on 1/- . Set of four values, very fine or superb mint, 8d lower right corner copy. An exceptionally fine set of these delicate stamps. SG14-17 |
£550 |
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| RA7202 |
8d on 1/-, superb used on piece cancelled ‘BULAWAYO 11 MAR 94’. Exceptional and very scarce. SG 17
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£800 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| RA4477 |
1894 20th August, cover sent registered to England, bearing a complete set of four of the Provisional issue (SG 14-17) tied by SALISBURY / MASHONALAND (20 Aug) sc datestamps. With large boxed ‘REGISTERED’ cachet at upper left struck in violet and London (21 Sep) transit datestamp in red. Cape Town (5 Sep) transit and Ipswich (21 Sep) arrival backstamps. Portion of address excised though a clean and very rare issue on cover. |
£2,000 |
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1892-94 SMALL ARMS, SG 18-26
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| SG 18 | ½d dull blue and vermilion | 2.00 | 2.00 | * |
| SG 19 | ½d deep blue and vermilion | 2.00 | 3.00 | * |
| SG 20 | 2d deep dull green and vermilion | 15.00 | * | 3.00 |
| SG 21 | 3d grey-black and green | 10.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| SG 22 | 4d chestnut and black | 22.00 | 3.00 | * |
| Unlisted | 4d red-brown and black | 22.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 |
| SG 23 | 8d rose-lake and ultramarine | 12.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| SG 24 | 8d red and ultramarine | 11.00 | 10.00 | * |
| SG 25 | 3/- brown and green | 130.00 | * | * |
| SG 26 | 4/- grey-black and vermilion | 25.00 | * | 35.00 |
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STAMPS
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| RA8287 |
½d to 4/-, complete set of seven values
plus listed shades of the ½d and 8d.
A selected very fine mint set.
SG 18-26
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£225 |
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| RA2212 |
½d dull blue shade, showing a missing perf. hole at both top right and lower right corners. Unusual, hinge trace, very fine. SG 18 var. |
£20 |
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| RA7601 |
½d, dull blue and vermilion.
Lower right corner block of four, some perfs. parted
otherwise very fine mint or unmounted.
SG 18
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£15 |
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| AR144 |
1892 ½d dull blue and vermilion. Upper marginal block of nine. Few gum wrinkles, otherwise fine mint. Also showing missing perf hole in each horizontal row due to a bent or broken perforation pin. SG 18
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£35 |
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| B31 |
3d, block of four. Superb fresh mint or unmounted. SG 21 |
£45 |
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| RA5432 |
3d, lower marginal block of four showing part papermaker’s watermark. A few irregular perfs, otherwise very fine or superb fresh mint. SG 21 |
£50 |
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| RA3275 |
4d, block of four. Superb and fresh mint or unmounted. SG 22 |
£80 |
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| RA6372 |
8d rose-lake and ultramarine shade, left marginal block of four, very fine mint showing ‘EXT’ of papermakers watermark. SG 23 |
£45 |
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| RA8288 |
8d, rose-lake and ultramarine.
Block of four, very fine mint or unmounted.
SG 23
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£75 |
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| RA8289 |
8d, rose-lake and ultramarine.
Upper right corner block of four, hinged on margins
stamps superb and fresh unmounted.
SG 23
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£95 |
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| RA8290 |
8d, rose-lake and ultramarine.
Lower right corner block of four, part of watermark
‘XTRA’ showing clearly through. Superb and fresh
mint or unmounted.
SG 23
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£85 |
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| RA8291 |
8d, red and ultramarine.
Lower marginal block of four, superb and fresh
mint or unmounted.
SG 24
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£65 |
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| RA8292 |
8d, red and ultramarine.
Upper marginal block of four, very fine
mint or unmounted.
SG 24
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£60 |
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| RA7203 |
4/- grey-black and vermilion. Top marginal block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 26
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£150 |
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| RA8367 |
4/- grey-black and vermilion. Lower marginal block of four
showing full imprint in margin.
Very fine fresh mint, uncommon.
SG 26
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£240 |
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| RA1723 |
3/-, apparently a ‘Panelli’ forgery, crude impression in near issued colours, on thick gummed paper. Attractive. SG 25 forgery |
£40 |
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1895 SMALL ARMS, perf. 12½, SG 27-28
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| SG 27 | 2d green and red | 18.00 | 8.00 |
| SG 28 | 4d yellow-brown and black | 18.00 | 9.00 |
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| B32 |
(4d) imperforate plate proof in near issued colours of the 4d, single from the lower right of the sheet, without value, gummed paper. Some creasing. |
£150 |
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| RA2439 |
(4d) imperforate plate proof in near issued colours of the 4d, pair, without value, gummed paper. |
£300 |
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| RA3925 |
2d and 4d, each a block of four, 2d left marginal. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 27-28 |
£150 |
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| RA2440 |
2d and 4d, each cancelled with a sc ‘MAFEKING BECHUANALAND’ datestamps, the 2d date not visible, the 4d 'FE 3 96'. Most unusual pair. SG 27-8 |
£60 |
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| RA2443 |
4d, major variety IMPERFORATE horizontal pair. Fine mint hinge remnants, glazed patches to gum otherwise very fine for these. Rare. SG 28a |
£1,100 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| RA4479 |
1896 3rd February, inted commercial cover with emblem and address of ‘The South African Mutual Life Assurance Society / Darling Street / Cape Town’ bearing 4d Arms (SG 28) tied by neat BULAWAYO (3 Feb) sc datestamp. Cape Town (12 Feb) arrival backstamp. A very clean and most attractive cover. |
£220 |
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1896-97 LARGE ARMS, DIE I, SG 29-37
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| SG 29 | 1d scarlet and emerald | 15.00 | 3.00 | * |
| SG 30 | 2d brown and mauve | 20.00 | 1.50 | * |
| Unlisted | 2d yellow-brown and mauve | 22.00 | 2.00 | * |
| SG 31 | 3d chocolate and ultramarine | 5.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| SG 32 | 4d ultramarine and mauve | 45.00 | * | 8.00 |
| SG 32b | 4d blue and mauve | 25.00 | 13.00 | * |
| SG 33 | 6d mauve and pink | 60.00 | 14.00 | * |
| SG 34 | 8d green and mauve / buff | 6.00 | 4.00 | 0.50 |
| SG 35 | 1/- green and blue | 12.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Unlisted | 1/- deep green and deep blue | 14.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| SG 36 | 3/- green and mauve / green | 55.00 | 25.00 | 22.00 |
| SG 37 | 4/- orange-red and blue / green | 50.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
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STAMPS
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| RA8299 |
1895 Sarawak Brooke issue proof / paper trials for the
large Arms issue. In green imperforate copy surcharged ‘4 PENCE’
in blue-black, on gummed wove paper. Thinned upper left,
fine.
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£40 |
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| RA8300 |
1895 Sarawak Brooke issue proof / paper trials for the
large Arms issue. In green imperforate lower right corner copy
surcharged ‘4 PENCE’ in blue-black, on gummed wove
paper. Very fine.
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£60 |
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| RA8301 |
1895 Sarawak Brooke issue proof / paper trials for the
large Arms issue. In green imperforate copy
surcharged ‘6 PENCE’ in blue-black, on gummed wove
paper. Very fine.
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£50 |
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| RA6074 |
UNACCEPTED ESSAY for the design, denominated at ‘8d’. In black and green, later handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ at base, imperforate on wove paper. RARE and most attractive. |
£1,350 |
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| B35 |
VIGNETTE PROOF, in yellow-brown, imperforate on gummed paper. |
£110 |
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| RA5639 |
VIGNETTE PROOF, in yellow-brown, imperforate on gummed paper. |
£100 |
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| RA5638 |
VIGNETTE PROOF, in mauve, imperforate on gummed paper. |
£100 |
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| RA2447 |
3d, handstamped diagonally with italic ‘Specimen’ in black (Samuel R4). Pulled perf. lower left, otherwise very fine with gum. Rare. SG 31s |
£100 |
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| RA4769 |
3/- and 4/-, each handstamped diagonally with italic ‘Specimen’ in black (Samuel R4). The 3/- with stain, otherwise both very fine with gum. Rare. SG 36s-37s |
£250 |
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| B37 |
8d, ‘Specimen’ overprint, diagonally in script (Samuel type R3, ex. Presentation sets), block of four, superb mint. SG 34s |
£40 |
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| RA8293 |
1d to 4/-, complete set of nine values,
a selected vary fine and fresh mint set. A difficult assembly.
SG 29-37
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£265 |
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| RA5206 |
3d, 8d and 4/-, each in a block of four, superb CTO. SG 31, 34, 37 |
£20 |
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| RA6637 |
1d, block of four, very fine mint or unmounted, hinge strengthened. Scarce. SG 29 |
£65 |
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| RA7603 |
1d, left marginal block of four with plate
‘2’ in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted, minor marginal
faults. Very scarce.
SG 29
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£120 |
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| RA7604 |
1d, block of 12.
Some vertical perfs. parted otherwise very fine and fresh
mint or unmounted. A very scarce and impressive multiple.
SG 29
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£250 |
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| RA3617 |
1d, block of four fine used, each cancelled light 'GWELO' single circle datestamps. SG 29 |
£20 |
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| RA6075 |
2d, yellow-brown and mauve shade. Left marginal block of four showing plate ‘2’ in small circle in margin. Very fine or superb fresh mint or unmounted. A scarce and attractive multiple. SG 30 |
£125 |
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| RA1725 |
3d, block of four, very fine fresh mint. SG 31 |
£35 |
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| RA8294 |
3d, upper marginal block of four, very fine and fresh
mint or unmounted.
SG 31
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£45 |
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| B40 |
3d, block of six, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 31 |
£60 |
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| RA7730 |
6d, left marginal block of four, printer’s guide cross in margin.
Very fine fresh mint, a very scarce multiple.
SG 33
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£400 |
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| B44 |
8d, single with good pre-printing paper crease running vertically through upper left. Very fine used and a most unusual variety. SG 34 var. |
£80 |
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| RA5208 |
8d, block of four showing paper join/repair on reverse, superb CTO. Highly unusual. Brandon opinion (2001). SG 34 var. |
£250 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| RA4203 |
1897 8th March, cover addressed to the Cape bearing Arms 4d ultramarine (SG 32) tied by 'SALISBURY / MASHONALAND' single circle datestamp. Cape Town (28 Mar) arrival backstamp. Cover with clean vertical fold. |
£125 |
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| RA5562 |
1897 16th December, cover bearing 1d and 6d large Arms die I (SG 29, 33), each cancelled with crisp ‘MARANDELLA’S / DE 16 97 / RHODESIA’ sc datestamps. Addressed to the USA, transit and arrival datestamps on reverse. Clean and attractive. |
£200 |
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1896-97 LARGE ARMS, DIE II, SG 41-50
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| SG 41 | ½d slate and violet | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| SG 42 | 1d scarlet and emerald | 4.00 | 2.00 | * |
| SG 43 | 2d brown and mauve | * | 2.50 | * |
| unlisted | 2d yellow-brown and mauve | 10.00 | * | 4.00 |
| SG 44 | 4d ultramarine and mauve | 65.00 | 15.00 | * |
| SG 44a | 4d blue and mauve | 10.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SG 46 | 6d mauve and rose | 10.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| SG 47 | 2/- indigo and green / buff | 24.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| SG 48 | 2/6 brown and purple / yellow | 60.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 |
| SG 49 | 5/- orange and green | 42.00 | 7.00 | * |
| SG 50 | 10/- slate and vermilion / rose | * | 55.00 | 45.00 |
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STAMPS
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| RA8296 |
1d, lower marginal block of six, slightly patchy gum,
fine and fresh unmounted.
SG 42
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£50 |
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| RA5210 |
1d, block of four, fine unmounted. SG 42 |
£20 |
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| RA1731 |
4d blue shade, block of four, very fine and fresh mint or unmounted. SG 44a |
£45 |
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| B48 |
4d blue shade, block of four, superb CTO 'SALISBURY'. SG 44a |
£4 |
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| RA5437 |
2/-, right marginal block of four showing guidelines. Superb CTO with full gum. Attractive. SG 47 |
£40 |
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| RA3619 |
5/-, horizontal strip of three on piece, cancelled 'SALISBURY 30 AUG 97' datestamps. Very fine and attractive, uncommon commercial use. SG 49 |
£40 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| B51 |
1898 (?) December, small neat cover bearing 4d ultramarine (SG 44), cancelled ‘SALISBURY’ to Natal. |
£40 |
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| RA4483 |
1898 14th December, outgoing half of 1d reply paid postal stationery card (H&G 7) addressed to the Cape with additional ½d Arms (SG 41, fault) tied by Buluwayo / Matabeleland (14 Dec) sc datestamp. Kimberley (17 Dec) transit and Lady Grey (22 Dec) arrival backstamp. Reverse with printed subscription details for the Bulawayo Chronicle. |
£65 |
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| B52 |
1899 3rd October, 1d Inland Post Card (H & G 5) uprated with ½d (SG 41), cancelled dc ‘BULAWAYO 3 OCT 99 / RHODESIA’ datestamps to Cape Town. Neat and attractive. |
£45 |
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1896 MATABELE REBELLION PROVISIONALS, SG 51-53
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| SG 51 | 1d on 3d (SG 21) | * | * |
| SG 52 | 1d on 4/- (SG 26) | 225.00 | 250.00 |
| SG 53 | 3d on 5/- (SG 8) | 160.00 | 200.00 |
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STAMPS
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| RA6948 |
'One Penny' on 4/- Matabele Provisional, wide setting. Hinge remnants, very fine fresh mint. SG 52 |
£225 |
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| RA6641 |
‘One Penny’ on 4/- Matabele surcharge, narrow setting. Superb fresh mint, exceptional. SG 52 |
£240 |
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| RA7376 |
‘One Penny” on 4/- Matabele Provisional, wide setting.
Hinge trace, superb fresh mint. Exceptional.
SG 52
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£250 |
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| RA2456 |
'One Penny' on 4/- Matabele Provisional, wide setting, with strong shift of overprint right such that part of the ‘y’ of ‘Penny’ now appears at left. Gum disturbance, fine mint. Striking and very scarce. SG 52 var.
Note: this is the only example of a shift of this size we have encountered on any of these provisional overprints. |
£600 |
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| RA7377 |
‘THREE PENCE’ on 5/- Matabele Provisional.
Very fine fresh mint.
SG 53
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£160 |
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| RA8297 |
‘THREE PENCE’ on 5/- Matabele Provisional.
Lower marginal block of four, light blemishes on reverse,
fine mint. An uncommon multiple.
SG 53
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£600 |
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| RA7606 |
‘THREE PENCE’ on 5/- Matabele Provisional.
Very fine used cancelled with part VIOLET ‘BULAWAYO’
datestamp at left. Most unusual.
SG 53
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£200 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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1896 CAPE OVERPRINTS, SG 58-64
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| SG 58 | ½d grey-black | 10.00 | 12.00 |
| SG 59 | 1d rose-red | 9.00 | 14.00 |
| SG 60 | 2d deep bistre | 12.00 | 7.00 |
| SG 61 | 3d pale claret | 40.00 | 55.00 |
| SG 62 | 4d blue | 15.00 | 16.00 |
| SG 63 | 6d deep purple | 45.00 | 50.00 |
| SG 64 | 1/- yellow-ochre | 100.00 | 110.00 |
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STAMPS
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| B54 |
½d to 1/-, set of seven values very fine or superb mint. SG 58-64 |
£200 |
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| RA3926 |
½d to 1/-, set of seven values, each cancelled with sc 'BULAWAYO / RHODESIA' datestamps in VIOLET. An attractive and very scarce group. SG 58-64 |
£250 |
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| B55 |
½d, block of four, very fine mint. Uncommon. SG 58 |
£40 |
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| B56 |
½d, vertical block of six, superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 58 |
£65 |
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| B58 |
½d, two examples each with a strong shift of overprint right or left, fine mint. Striking. SG 58 var. |
£45 |
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| B60 |
½d, with strong shift of overprint right, ‘CA’ of ‘AFRICA’ showing at left. Fine used, striking. SG 58 var |
£30 |
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| RA3278 |
½d, cancelled with crisp sc 'TATI / MATABELELAND' date unclear datestamp. Most unusual. SG 58 |
£30 |
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| RA5439 |
1d, right marginal block of four very fine or superb fresh mint. SG 59 |
£55 |
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| B63 |
3d, vertical block of six very fine used sc ‘BULAWAYO SP 11 96’ datestamps. Rare multiple. SG 61 |
£350 |
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| B64 |
3d, pen cancelled, very scarce as such. SG 61 fiscal use |
£30 |
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| B65 |
6d, with ‘SALISBURY 6 JUL 01’ datestamp. Unusual for this issue to be used outside the 1896 era. SG 63 |
£50 |
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| RA502 |
3d and 6d, both cancelled with upright ‘SEBAKWE 4 JUL 01' datestamps, unusually outside the normal Bulawayo use during 1896. Very fine. SG 61, 63. |
£130 |
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| RA3281 |
1/-, two examples on large piece, cancelled 'BULAWAYO' datestamp. Attractive and scarce. SG 64 |
£220 |
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1897 LARGE ARMS REDRAWN, SG 66-73
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| SG 66 | ½d grey-black and purple | 2.50 | 4.00 | * |
| SG 67 | 1d scarlet and emerald | 3.00 | 3.50 | * |
| SG 68 | 2d brown and mauve | 11.00 | 2.00 | * |
| SG 69 | 3d brown-red and slate-blue | 2.50 | 2.00 | 0.30 |
| SG 70 | 4d ultramarine and claret | 11.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| SG 71 | 6d dull purple and pink | 7.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| SG 72 | 8d green and mauve / buff | 12.00 | 5.00 | 0.40 |
| SG 73 | £1 black and red-brown / green | 375.00 | 150.00 | 160.00 |
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STAMPS
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| RA8303 |
½d to 8d, complete set of seven values,
very fine fresh mint.
SG 66-72
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£65 |
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| RA8306 |
½d to 8d, complete set of seven values,
each in a block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted, a very
scarce group as such.
SG 66-72
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£300 |
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| RA8305 |
1d, block of four superb and
fresh mint or unmounted.
SG 67
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£30 |
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| RA3283 |
3d, a top marginal example IMPERFORATE. Small part cancel at base which appears to be a remainder type. Extremely rare. SG 69 var.
Note: although only a single, the wide margins clearly indicate that it is not cut down. Extensive research has failed to locate any other examples. |
£550 |
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| RA5440 |
4d, block of four very fine CTO. SG 70 |
£8 |
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| RA3621 |
4d, major variety HORIZONTAL PAIR, IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Used with crisp sc 'REGISTERED / BULAWAYO 5 SP 01' datestamp. Torn and repaired, re-backed lower left corner. Despite its faults an attractive and EXCEPTIONALLY RARE variety. SG 70a
Note: this is the most rare of all BSA Company imperforate varieties. A single sheet known, resulting in six such pairs possible. A mint pair of this was recently offered in the 'County' collection, and with this pair, they are the only known examples to have come on the market in the last 40 years or so. |
£850 |
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| B68 |
£1, in combination with 1892 £2 Arms on piece perfined and oval cancel. Attractive. SG 73, 11 |
£30 |
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1897 £2 ARMS, PERF. 15, SG 74
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| RA7517 |
£2 Arms perf. 15. Superb CTO used cancelled ‘SALISBURY JL 7 97’
datestamp.
SG 74
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SOLD |
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